The Greenville times., 1887-12-17
GREENFlLLE TINES
SATURDAY. DEC II. 1857
TIE Bolen or srPERHIsoEs.

TIE BOARD of stFARNlseEs.
Al its meeiins a-t Nau.iag th
noari refsrsed thf afpr of tb
railroad lanl ias exemption eompru
mise. 10 ilea.w iaiatL W.af- ear
raated in swing however. that Oh.
members ef n prs >.Hf board are will
Ing to hav TIE county representative.
elect govsras,i p, their euu and At
torney-Geaera Miller. ialunsni il
the matter
Il will BE- not-i thai tht Board ord
err. number af bridges aiser;i-sd tc
contractor. The exPeat BUDGET up
on whirh ihe tax ievs +. ba el, dij
not, va an. told. ineiul. bridge e,ti
mates. AM in tbs ordinary wey %.
county refsane there eiii BE- litle
funds 10 pay ior any Il so iii. oier
ofthrer to contractor israthera vain
proceeding
We assume from thr action of ihe
Board that these bridges. arr proper
and essential 10 The patlie aeees.it,
and convenience. lf.ulieieutlY urgent
the Legislature might ~ asked for
power 10 issue bond. i,r ibis and
probably other bridge purposes The
question of county bridges has always
been q serious one with this county
The development of the eastern por-
tion of the county will largely add
to the demand, Of this nature. Rogue
Falaya aud the water COURSES be-
yond the Sunilower. viii require a.
much bridging as Deer Creek aud the
streams between il and the river front.
In meeting this demand the Board
should inaugurate a more comprchen-
si,e and thorough system than the past
suggests. Heretofore the bridge build
ing of the county has been left to
such local influence as the members Of
the Board could exert for their respcc-
vedistficts Wetlo not think that such
irregular and unmethodical practice
secures the best attaiuablc results
Care Of bridges, and roads, should be
vested In county management more
systematic in detail and. in conse-
quence. more effective in operation
Certainly the very nnwise policy of
cheap and temporary structures should
be discarded. While the agricultural
pursuit has been advanced aud econo-
mized by the application of improved
mechanism to it, every branch. the
rural public Is still served by the same
sort of bridge aud road working of
the period "before the war" Here. e,-
pccially, where wood is so pcrlshablc.
iron should be substituted In our
county bridges. Over such streams Ms
Lake Washington, steclcs, and Black
Bayous, Deer Greek and the Bogue.
nothing but iron bridges should be
considered II the cost is double. Il
will In durability be far cheaper A
number of counties In this State have
discarded the wooden bridges and
with the most satisfactory tests Such
bridges have been VASTLY cheapencd
and before building any more wooden
bridges We urge upon the Board TO
procure estimates from iron works and
builders. There can be no question but
The saving In building all new bridges
ordered, aud in the periodical replace
ment Of such rs those over Fish Lake,
Lake Washington Bayou and Deer
Creek, would In term of years amply
warrant the change 10 iron Ia our
Judgment the county should procure
authority from the Legislature for the
Issuance of bonds for bridge purposes
based upon the probable cost of those
now demanded. aud of those which
will soon have TO be replaced.